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Red
2017 Clos Apalta
Red Bordeaux Blend
- Chile
- Rapel Valley
- Colchagua Valley
- Apalta
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Community Tasting Notes 23
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Winedog1 Likes this wine: 98 points
December 24, 2023 - A little firm. Graphite sticks out the most. It may have required a longer decant, or perhaps the bottle is closed down right now. Cigar box. Sweet spices.
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MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 94 points
July 2, 2023 - First dance with this bottling. For my palate this is still a young wine. A hefty decant is need as this is ripe and firm upon opening.
Next bottle 2028
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Ohlawuly wrote: 91 points
May 7, 2023 - Medium purple. Nose shows plum, pepper, and smoke. Full-bodied with structured tannin and balanced acidity. Finish is medium-long with a hint of oak. Generally a well-made and fruit-forward wine.
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Costes76 Likes this wine: 94 points
April 9, 2023 - Deep ruby color. Robust brooding nose of rich dark fruit, vanilla, toasted wood, warm spices. Dry, bright acidity, structured tannins, palate follows through. Full body, great balance, medium long finish. A great QPR wine for sure, but not ethereal.
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Montesquieu Likes this wine: 93 points
February 4, 2023 - Everyone loved this wine, but for me, it was third best relative to a San Leonardo and Malescot-St. Exupery. The fruit of the Clos Apalta was simpler and more cloying, without the richness of pepper and tobacco of the San Leonardo or the earth of the Malescot. All three wines will improve greatly with age, but this one needs improvement more than the other two.
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By Richard Hemming MW
6/15/2023 (link)(Lapostolle, Clos Apalta Apalta Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Joaquín Hidalgo
Chile: A Stylistic Journey From the Andes to the Coastal Ridge (May 2021), 5/1/2021 (link)(Clos Apalta Red Blend Clos Apalta Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jane Anson
La Place September Releases 2020, 10/1/2020 (link)(Clos Apalta, Carménère, Apalta, Colchagua, Chile, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Tom Parker MW
9/2/2020 (link)(Lapostolle, Clos Apalta Colchagua Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
4/16/2020 (link)(Clos Apalta Valle de Apalta, Red, Chile) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2017
- Type Red
- Producer Clos Apalta
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Chile
- Region Rapel Valley
- SubRegion Colchagua Valley
- Appellation Apalta
- UPC Codes 083085906283, 1528400703301, 2227327000201, 639737634310, 7804327001183, 7804387000201
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 124 (3%)
- In Cellars 3,221 (86%)
- Consumed 413 (11%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 31 votes
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- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryChile
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